Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi scored a free-kick goal in the MLS match against New York City (3:2), leaving another mark on world football history.
Report reports with reference to foreign media that the Argentine footballer has thus brought the number of goals scored from free kicks in his career to 71.
He surpassed the legendary Brazilian Pele (70 goals) and rose to second place in the list of footballers who have scored the most goals from free kicks.
Currently, another Brazilian, Juninho Pernambucano, is in first place on this list with 77 goals.
It should be noted that after this victory, Inter Miami is in third place with 10 points from 5 games. New York City, with the same points, is in second place.